Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PhoneBurner
Score 8.3 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
PhoneBurner is an automatic phone dialing system. It provides the ability to load a list of contacts and includes a built-in contact manager. It allows users to record a voicemail message and to choose which contacts to call.
$149
per user, per month
Twilio
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Twilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.
$0
per min per participant
Pricing
PhoneBurnerTwilio
Editions & Modules
Unlimited - 1 user
$149.00
per user, per month
Programmable Video
$0.0015
per min per participant
WhatsApp Business API
$0.0042
Per WhatsApp Template message sent
WhatsApp Business API
$0.005
Per WhatsApp session message
Elastic SIP Trunking
$0.007
Per min for termination
Programmable Messaging
$0.0075
per message sent or received
Programmable Voice
$0.0085
per minute to receive a call
Programmable Voice
$0.013
per min to make a call
Elastic SIP Trunking
$0.045
Per min for origination
Twilio Conversations
$0.05
per active user per month
Twilio Authy
$0.09
per authentication
Programmable Wireless
$0.1
per MB
Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
$1
per active user hour (5000 hours free)
Programmable Wireless
$2.00
per SIM card
Twilio SendGrid Email API
$14.95
per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
$15
per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
$150
per named user per month (5000 hours free)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PhoneBurnerTwilio
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsNo contracts. No setup fees. No per minutes fees. No credit card free trial. Save 15% with an annual plan. Admin account is free unless engaged in dialing.1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing means you don’t get locked into big contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as your usage grows, so you always get a fair price. 3. Start building today with free trial credit and full API access.
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Features
PhoneBurnerTwilio
Preview Dialer
Comparison of Preview Dialer features of Product A and Product B
PhoneBurner
7.4
8 Ratings
5% above category average
Twilio
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Ratings
Contact preview8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Dialer-CRM integration6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Call notes & tags5.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic call logging8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Core Dialer
Comparison of Core Dialer features of Product A and Product B
PhoneBurner
9.2
8 Ratings
21% above category average
Twilio
-
Ratings
Outbound dialing9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Inbound routing8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom caller ID9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Recorded voicemail drop9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Dialer contact import9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign & list management9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of Product A and Product B
PhoneBurner
9.2
8 Ratings
21% above category average
Twilio
-
Ratings
Follow-up calls9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Dialer reporting & analytics8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Dialer compliance9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
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PhoneBurnerTwilio
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User Ratings
PhoneBurnerTwilio
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(8 ratings)
6.6
(70 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(3 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(15 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(5 ratings)
5.7
(16 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PhoneBurnerTwilio
Likelihood to Recommend
PhoneBurner
I like that you can dial out so many leads and double the efficiency of the agent. The only thing that bothers me is sometimes, system down issue.
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Twilio
Twilio excels in customer service applications, enabling automated SMS updates or voice calls for order confirmations and support. It's ideal for implementing two-factor authentication, enhancing security for online services. However, it's less suitable for businesses needing in-depth, custom telephony infrastructure, as it primarily offers standard, API-driven solutions, or for regions with limited internet connectivity, where cloud-based services may be unreliable.
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Pros
PhoneBurner
  • PhoneBurner connects to Hubspot so that my team doesn't have to go back and forth.
  • The amount of time it takes to get through a list of calls has almost been cut in half.
  • The opportunity to do leave a voicemail without having to leave it on each call is a huge time saver.
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Twilio
  • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
  • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
  • Excellent services and support.
  • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
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Cons
PhoneBurner
  • Could be a little better on the pricing.
  • Could offer a better central administrative function.
  • Could provide more updates to the app.
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Twilio
  • In my opinion, online support is extremely subpar for clients.
  • In my experience, no way to talk with anyone without a $1,500 investment monthly in their service.
  • In my experience, be prepared to wait at least 2-4 days to receive even one response from their support.
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Likelihood to Renew
PhoneBurner
No answers on this topic
Twilio
We have standardized our processes surrounding Twilio. The entire process just works! There is no significant gap that we need to fill. Instead of thinking about Twilio's replacement, we'd rather focus on our customers with Twilio. It meets all our uses-cases currently. We haven't even explored the entire suite of applications to determine what other use cases we may potentially use.
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Usability
PhoneBurner
PhoneBurner as I said before, has an excellent graphical interface, super friendly, with menus that the user can easily find and program the calls. The layout is good, fast, and has little delay and errors. I really like the tool and from the beginning, I had no difficulty with the usability.
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Twilio
Overall the product API is extremely well documented so it is very easy to build a product with their technology. The website is a little bit cumbersome to use as they have greatly expanded the number of products that they have over the years, but the dashboard UI has not been improved much since.
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Performance
PhoneBurner
No answers on this topic
Twilio
The problem tends to be us, the user, rather than Twilio. We don't reach out to support fast enough (spend time struggling), but when we have, they've solved our issue immediately. We are rural, so there are signal issues to accommodate, however, we find that a few staff on a few cellular networks can triangulate where we all have signal to put up a sign.
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Support Rating
PhoneBurner
Every interaction I have had with any member of their support team has been pleasant. Issues are quickly addressed and their response time is excellent through the chat service.
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Twilio
I've never had to contact Authy's support. Of course, that's because Authy is so simple and easy to use that there hasn't been any need to. Authy correctly implements the time-based one-time password (TOTP) protocol, and becomes it conforms to the standard, it easily replaces Google Authenticator for your needs.
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Implementation Rating
PhoneBurner
No answers on this topic
Twilio
The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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Alternatives Considered
PhoneBurner
We selected PhoneBurner because it is very easy to integrate with Zoho CRM and if you have a silver plan, you can do a lot such as Sending SMS and unlimited calling, you can also record and drop voicemail, timezone calling is automatic. It is a good dialer to use if you are part of sales.
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Twilio
Twilio was referred to me by a business colleague, and I can't be more thankful! Twilio has helped my Facebook page by leaps and bounds, and I haven't even considered trying another chat option for my page. It is easy to set up, and customer service is quick to answer any and all questions you may have. I highly recommend it!
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
PhoneBurner
No answers on this topic
Twilio
Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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Return on Investment
PhoneBurner
  • [I believe] it has cost me a fortune in wasted time trying to make the Hubspot integration [work] (to no avail).
  • [I believe] if the Hubspot integration actually worked, we would probably get decent ROI from the speedier calling.
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Twilio
  • Adding in phone numbers onto our onboarding sequence has increased our user activity by about 30%. We believe due to the users being more invested in the application now.
  • On top of that, our first SMS has increased our week 1 retention by about 15%. Pushing users to go on the app more than 2-3 times has been a struggle and SMS seems to be a solid driver in retention.
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ScreenShots

PhoneBurner Screenshots

Screenshot of PhoneBurner's automatic distribution of leads to a team.Screenshot of the dialing interface, where users can dial up to 80 contacts per hour.Screenshot of the contact records, that include history, activity, build a bigger, more engaged sales pipeline.Screenshot of the customizable rules used to automatically distribute leads.Screenshot of the reports used to track agent and team performance, with real-time and historical analytics.Screenshot of dialer buttons, which can be customized to perform any desired actions based on any call result. These can be used to leave voicemails, send emails and SMS, apply tags, move contacts into folders or add to a do-not-call list.

Twilio Screenshots

Screenshot of To access any of the products in Console, head over to the “Explore Products” section and start building.Screenshot of Whether you prefer to build with a drag-and-drop visual editor or with code, Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns helps you engage your customers through email.Screenshot of Flex is a programmable Contact Center that puts you in control.